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Flashcards by Lucía Ruiz López, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lucía Ruiz López
about 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| FAR AND WIDE | OVER A LARGE AREA |
| CUT AND DRIED | NOT NEEDING MUCH THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION |
| BE PART AND PARCEL OF | BE AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OR ELEMENT OF |
| BY AND LARGE | GENERALLY |
| FIRST AND FOREMOST | MAINLY; MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE |
| TIME AND AGAIN | OFTEN; ON A REGULAR BASIS |
| Hustle and bustle | The buzz |
| Here and there | in various places |
| Law and order | A situation in which laws are obeyed, and people behave in an organized and peaceful way Related to crime |
| Rules and regulations | Norms in general |
| Safe and sound | Not in danger and not injured in any way |
| Rise and fall | figurative (success and subsequent failure) |
| Hit and miss | sometimes successful and sometimes not not always good or successful |
| Out and about | to be away from home or work and to be doing multiple things, going multiple places. |
| Straight and narrow | the honest and morally acceptable way of living To the main idea, rigid, strict |
| Long and hard | to take the time needed to understand something before making a decision about it |
| To and fro | moving from one place to another and back again |
| Checks and balances | principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power |
| Sick and tired | Thoroughly weary or bored |
| Life and death | deciding whether someone lives or dies; vitally important. |
| Hand in hand | two people or things are very closely connected or related |
| Live and learn | informal. used to say that one has learned something from an experience that is surprising and usually unpleasant. |
| Now or never | used to convey urgency. |
| Lost and found | a place in a public building where things that people have lost are stored |
| Peace and quiet | Tranquillity and freedom from disturbance. |
| Trial and error | the process of experimenting with various methods of doing something until one finds the most successful. |
| Bigger and better | to get a better job or improve your life in some way |
| the bigger the better | how much you value or want something is decided by how big it is |
| Sooner or later | at some future time; eventually. |
| Cut and paste | assembled quickly from various different sources. |
| Loud and clear | Easily audible and understandable. |
| Dead or alive | Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand (Vivo o muerto) |
| Forgive and forget | to completely stop blaming or being angry with someone for something they have done, and to stop thinking about it |
| Step by step | so as to progress gradually and carefully from one stage to the next. |
| Fish and chips | a dish of fried fish fillets served with chips. |
| Heart to heart | (of a conversation) candid, intimate, and personal. |
| Back and forth | To and fro |
| null and void | having no legal force |
| Kiss and make up | informal. : to become friendly again after a fight or disagreement |
| Rise and shine | An expression used when waking someone up |
| Toss and turn | you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried |
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